Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for March 31
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| March 31, 1751 |
Frederick Louis dies, St. Martin's, London |
| March 31, 1774 |
Head Turkey, a Creek on the way to Savannah to negotiate a peace treaty is murdered near Augusta by Thomas Fee. Fee would later escape jail, but Royal governor Wright's offer of a $100 reward appeases the Creek
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
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Creek Indians |
| March 31, 1850 |
John Calhoun dies, Washington, D. C. from tuberculosis. |
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John C. Calhoun |
| March 31, 1867 |
General John Pope arrives by train to the city of Atlanta, marking the second occupation of both Atlanta and Georgia
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| March 31, 1956 |
After meeting Red Foley at Bell Auditorium in Augusta, Brenda Lee appeared as a guest star on his Ozark Mountain Jubillee, Foley's national television show.
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Brenda Lee
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| March 31, 1961 |
F3 tornado strikes Dooly County, killing 1 and injuring 14. More than 2.5 million dollars in damage. Tornadoes also strike Schley, Houstoun, Pulaski, Bleckley, Laurens, Worth and Tattnall counties.
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Tattnall County, Georgia |
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Laurens County, Georgia |
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Houston County, Georgia |
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Schley County, Georgia |
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Dooly County, Georgia |
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Bleckly County, Georgia |
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Worth County, Georgia |
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Pulaski County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 31, 1973 |
Clayton, Walton, Oconee, Clarke, and Oglethorpe Counties report nearly a billion dollars in damage, more than a hundred injuries and two deaths from a strong storm with embedded tornadoes
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Clarke County, Georgia |
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Clayton County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
| March 31, 1986 |
First Union acquires Citizens Dekalb Bank of Clarkston, Georgia
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Wachovia and First Union Banks
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| March 31, 1992 |
U. S. Supreme Court rules, in Freeman v. Pitts, dismissal of a 1969 ruling ordering the Dekalb County (GA.) School System to bus students to desegregate schools. The dismissal came because the schools had been integrated.
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| March 31, 1999 |
The Matrix is released.
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Laurence Fishborne |
| March 31, 2005 |
Terri Schiavo dies |
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Terri Schiavo |
| March 31, 2006 |
Cynthia McKinney claims in a news conference she was a victim of racial profiling and "inappropriate touching." |
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Cynthia McKinney |
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